Posts Tagged ‘with’

Older Cars With Low Mileage Problems

In October of 2013 6587 miles and 2 years ago I replaced the brake rotors and pads on a 2004 Cadillac Deville to pass state inspection. As you can see

Always Wear Your Seat Belt, Especially With Air Bags!

I was just reminded recently of something that I see from time to time. Take a look at the picture in this post and tell me what you see. Yes that is right you see an empty drivers seat with a seat belt connected. So whats wrong with that? Well nothing is wrong with that […]

Glenn D. Asks: Why Should I Replace My Hydraulic Tensioner With My Timing Belt?

Glenn recently had his timing belt replaced along with his water pump on his 2006 Honda Pilot. It was suggested to him that he replace his “hydraulic tensioner” with the timing belt and water pump. It was around $80 more for the part and reluctantly agreed to replace the part. Glenn asked me :  Joe […]

What’s wrong with this picture? The ball joint is broken! Ouch!

What’s wrong with this picture? This is what happens when your ball joint fails, not to mention you lose total control of your vehicle and ruin your axle to boot! In this particular situation the individual was driving around a very busy two lane rotary and it’s amazing that they did not contact another car. […]

Whats Wrong With This Muffler?

This vehicle was purchased used, and this issue was pointed out to the customer during an inspection. Apparently at some point the vehicle needed to have its  muffler replaced. Instead of ordering the correct muffler, a cosmetic dummy pipe was added to it. The original muffler had two pipes that were connected to the muffler, and both of them […]